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EMBODIED CARBON IN GREEN RATING SYSTEMS

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International Living Future Institute’s (ILFI) Zero Energy (ZE) Certification

 

Background

ILFI’s ZE certification requires that one hundred percent of the building’s energy consumption on a net annual basis be supplied by on-site renewable energy. No combustion is allowed. The certification is third-party audited and based on the building’s in-service energy consumption, not a modeled performance.

Due to ILFI’s Zero Energy certification’s focus on net-zero operational energy, there are no credits on embodied carbon that structural engineers can help the project team achieve.

ILFI. (2021). Zero Energy (ZE) Standard 1.0. Seattle, WA. Accessed June 30, 2021. https://living-future.org/zero-energy/ 

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